FLC Seniors Acting Club

Explore Your Creativity Over Winter!

OUR PUrpose

The primary purpose of our club is to offer 55+ adults the opportunity to learn about and experience different aspects of live theatre including Acting, Directing, and Technical Theatre. As well, we help you discover your inner creativity through classes in Improvisation, Stand-Up Comedy and Playwrighting. After getting some training and experience, you may also wish to take part in one of our productions. All classes are two hours long for six weeks and will take place in the Senior's Lounge at the Trico Centre, 11150 Bonaventure Drive SE and/or online.

scenes from our most recent production, "talk to Me"

Written by Emily Katherine, directed by Val Pearson  and dramaturged by Trevor Rueger, Talk to Me, examined the complexity of family dynamics. Here are a few scenes from the play:

  

 

 

our winter 2024 course Line-UP! register now!

Course Dates Time (Alberta, Canada)

Stand-Up Comedy:

An opportunity for you as an amateur comedian to put together your first, second or third five minutes of stand-up comedy and be prepared to deliver it to a live audience.

Instructor:  Tarah Buchanan

February 26 to April 1, 2024 Monday evenings, 7-9 pm

Acting for Film Level II:

Over six weeks, you will learn how to analyze a scene, interpret it and act it out in front of a camera under the director's guidance.

Instructor:  Val Pearson

February 21 to March 27, 2024 Wednesday evenings, 7-9 pm

For more information about the instructors or courses for winter 2024, please click here.

COSTS: 

The fee to take a six-week course is $60 for each course. A minimum of 7 registrants is required to hold the course.

STEPS TO REGISTER now:

    • In order to register for these courses, you must first become a member of the FLC Seniors Club. Membership is a nominal annual fee of $15. Please click on the following link to register for your membership: https://www.flcseniors.ca/membership
    • To register for Acting Club classes please fill out this form with a list of the classes you want to take.
    • Then email the form to [email protected]  OR click Send. Please do not send payment with registration, see below for payment information.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

☐ Cheque                            ☐ E-Transfer                           ☐ Receipt Required (will be emailed)

Once you have registered, you will be given instructions on how to submit your payment.

Please indicate which classes you are taking on your cheque or your E-Transfer.

Withdrawal policy:

  • Participants who submit a written withdrawal from the class 7 days prior to the first session will receive a full refund.
  • Participants who submit a written withdrawal from the class after the first session will receive a prorated refund (total amount of class minus the first session).
  • Participants who withdraw from the class after two sessions will not be eligible for a refund.

Contacts:

Contact the following people at [email protected]

Coordinator: Rose Bene                               Assistant Coordinator: Carolyn Wright

Membership and Registration: Carolyn Wright